🌱 Patch AM: How a massive North Hillsboro expansion could reshape local tech jobs

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In today's newsletter:

• How a massive North Hillsboro expansion could reshape local tech jobs
• How Washington County's Hillsboro-based program steers drug users from jail
• Why Hillsboro paused data centers while Washington County refused

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Clouds and sun, a t-shower, with a high of 71 and low of 50 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, a shower or two, temps: high: 73, low: 49.
• Monday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 73 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Construction underway on corporate park expansion in North Hillsboro (forestgrovenewstimes.com) — New construction at Sewell Corporate Park in North Hillsboro will add nearly 295,000 square feet of industrial space by March 2027, expanding options for local tech-related businesses. With Hillsboro's enterprise zone tax benefits and strong power access, the four-building park will total about 691,000 square feet and could significantly shape jobs and logistics on the city's north side.
   

• Two years into its drug deflection program, Washington County continues to tout success (kgw.com) — Washington County, based in Hillsboro, is highlighting early results from its six‑month drug deflection program, which lets people arrested with drugs pursue services instead of prosecution. With nearly 1,000 service referrals and a new non‑citation track, officials say more residents can access treatment, housing, and support before facing court, contrasting their approach with Multnomah County's evolving model.
   

• Oregon governments are rushing for data center moratoriums; Washington County won't join them (oregonlive.com) — Hillsboro has already adopted a moratorium on new data centers and battery storage facilities, even as Washington County commissioners decline to impose a similar pause in unincorporated areas. Local readers should note how Hillsboro's stance contrasts with Beaverton, Tigard, and the county, as governments statewide scramble to respond to AI-driven data center growth and resident concerns.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hillsboro

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Monday September 7
• No School - Labor Day
  Hillsboro SD 1J Hillsboro, OR 97123
Tuesday September 8
• Toddler Storytime
  Hillsboro Public Library 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97123
  10:15 am
• Board Meeting
  Hillsboro SD 1J 3083 NE 49th Place, Hillsboro 97124
  5:15 pm
• Family Caregiver Support Group
  Washington County - Health and Human Services Virtual
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Google Drive & Google Docs
  Hillsboro Public Library 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97123
  11:00 am
• Pre-Beginner ESL Class Provided by Goodwill Industries
  Hillsboro Public Library 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97123
  5:00 pm
• Programa de Estrategias para el Empoderamiento Financiero
  Hillsboro Public Library 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97123
  5:30 pm
• Black Village Family Advisory Committee Meeting
  Hillsboro SD 1J HSD Admin Ctr. 3083 NE 49th Place Hillsboro OR 97124
  5:30 pm
• Artbox: Permission to Art
  Hillsboro Public Library 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97123
  6:00 pm
• Pajama Storytime
  Hillsboro Public Library 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97123
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Training
  Washington County - Health and Human Services 5240 NE Elam Young Parkway, suite 300, Hillsboro OR 97124
  10:00 am
• Preschool Storytime
  Hillsboro Public Library 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97123
  10:15 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Zuesy still needs a good home.
  Or a lead at least. I need to move out of that place we both live at, and I can't in good conscience leave him there. He's not my dog. And the family… (Nextdoor Lower Brookwood)
• I am hesitant to post this because I have seen some of the unkind comments by some who have responded to others in similar situations.
  My mother is in hospice after a long battle with kidney failure. Her poor body just couldn't continue. I am looking for a loving person or family… (Nextdoor Hillsboro-Scholls)

• InstaSwim posted a job opening for Private Swim Instructor in Hillsboro. Apply here.
• MOD Pizza posted a job opening for Restaurant Crew Member in Hillsboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hillsboro here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Last year's state championship was great, but this year's Beaverton boys soccer team wants more (beavertonvalleytimes.com)
• Grand Peaks buys Oregon apartment property (multifamilydive.com)
• NIKE, Inc. Air MI Engineering Undergraduate Internship (nike.com)

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